Thread: September 29, 2011 Washington Monument Engineers
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Old 03-12-2013, 10:55 AM   #60
Happy Monkey
I think this line's mostly filler.
 
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A difference in shading of the marble, visible approximately 150 feet (46 m) or 27% up, shows where construction was halted.
I like to tell visitors to DC that that's the high-water mark from the flood.
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